Behind Twitter's 'non-compliance' with new IT rules: Covid-19 pandemic

Twitter said it had appointed a nodal contact person and a resident grievance officer as required under the rules

The appointment of a compliance officer at Twitter was delayed because of the pandemic and other practical issues, which made this a big part of the face-off between the microblogging platform and the government. On Wednesday, it said it has appointed an interim chief compliance officer, whose details will be shared directly with the government.
 
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said on May 28 that in response to its request to provide information about compliance with the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, most major social media intermediaries had shared